Mark Venus is set to stay on as interim manager of Coventry City until the New Year.

The club’s technical director bore the brunt of the fans’ displeasure on Sunday when the Sky Blues crashed out of the FA Cup at Cambridge but is set to carry on until the end of the month before a decision is made as to who will be Tony Mowbray’s full-time successor.

“The plan at the moment I think is just to keep going while we re-evaluate,” said the 49-year-old, speaking to BBC Coventry and Warwickshire when he revealed that he’s experiencing the lowest point in his long career .

“It’s been eye-opening, to be honest – the fans have got lots of frustrations and they have to have somewhere to vent them.

“That’s fine; I understand that everybody’s got their own reasons why they think the club are where they are and if I’m in there I have to take it.

“It’s been a weekend for a lot of thought. I would suggest it has been one of the lowest points in my career, and I’ve had a few of them in the past.”

Venus also reiterated the fact that the team needs reinforcements in the January transfer window , whether or not he extends his stint in charge.

Coventry City Caretaker manager Mark Venus

“I also believe this football club needs some new faces to come in and give more consistency and handle the league we’re in at the moment,” he said.

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“We’ve had discussions and we need to bring some players in to help the squad.”

The caretaker boss, meanwhile, has called on his players to pull out all the stops to reverse a miserable run which has seen them suffer four consecutive League One defeats and crash out of the FA Cup with a 4-0 mauling at The Abbey Stadium.

It’s hardly a fixture to pull in fans who have shown scant interest in a revamped competition which, on paper, offers a realistic route to Wembley.

Coventry City Caretaker manager Mark Venus talks to Andre Wright before the game.

But technical director Venus insisted: “As a footballer you have to play to the circumstances. If we have a low crowd we have to get past that – we have to put on a performance in for whoever’s paid their money on the night to watch this football club.

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“We’d like as many people as possible to come but we understand and we’ll try our best for the people who want to be there.”

He added: “We have to respond tomorrow night and every week. We’ve got a cup tie tomorrow and then we’ve got 26 finals – whoever’s in charge of the football club – to try to get out of this position and climb the league.

“ I’ll be picking a team that I believe can win . I’ve tried a lot of different things since I’ve been in; I’ve given a lot of players a chance – I don’t think anybody could knock on my door and say they haven’t been given a proper chance to prove themselves.

“I think I know which players can take us forward; whether some of them are fit or have had different situations around them is a different matter.”